Thailand approves 8 specific vaccines for foreign visitors
Thailand has approved a list of eight Covid-19 vaccine-makers, including Sinovac Biotech Ltd. and Pfizer Inc., for foreign visitors seeking to shorten a mandatory quarantine on arrival, reports Bloomberg.
Visitors to Thailand will need to upload copies of the vaccination certificates on the website of the nationâs Foreign Ministry prior to arrival to reduce the quarantine period to seven days. Those without vaccinations will still need to undergo 10 days of isolation and visitors from countries including South Africa will be subject to two-week quarantine.
The list of approved vaccine-makers are Sinovac, AstraZeneca Plc, SK Bioscience Co. Ltd., Pfizer, BioNTech SE, Serum Institute of India, Johnson & Johnson, Moderna Inc. and Sinopharm Group Co.
Maldivian appoints Bird Travels as GSA in Mumbai
Maldivian, the national carrier of the Republic of Maldives, owned and operated by Island Aviation Services Limited (IAS), has appointed Bird Travels Pvt. Ltd, the airline management service arm of Bird Group as its General Sales Agent (GSA) in Mumbai. The appointment of Bird Travels is a move by the airline to build upon its presence in the international arena.
This GSA s appointment is part of Maldivian s expansion in India, which aims to strengthen the airline s sales team and provide support to the Indian travel trade. On the international front, the airline currently operates to India and Bangladesh from its main hub at Velana International Airport.
flydubai to start flights to Albaniaâs capital of Tirana from March 28 By TBM Staff | Mumbai
flydubai, the Dubai-based airline, will start flights to Tirana, the capital of Albania and with this will become the first UAE-based airline to offer direct flights on this route. The airline will operate two flights a week between Dubai International (DXB) and Tirana International Airport (TIA) from March 28.
Commenting on the announcement, Ghaith Al Ghaith, CEO, flydubai, said, âAs countries within our flying radius lift travel restrictions, we continue to look for new opportunities to connect previously underserved markets to Dubai. We are pleased to be the first UAE-based airline to operate direct flights between Dubai and Tirana.â